[Mike NZ]

Did you remove the secondary cats??
Or just the resonator??

Cheers Mike.

 

[Janhye]

Just the resonator

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[Mike NZ]

...awesome, thanks .. planning on doing the same with a x pipe.
I`ll let you know how it goes ...

 

[Janhye]

Please let me know how it goes with an xpipe or even better a youtube clip or something. But not the cold start, rather after its hot

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[Janhye]

Did u do it?

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[Mike NZ]

Have sourced the parts, but yet to purchase.
Still on the to do list, but will certainly be doing it in due course

 

[Janhye]

Waiting to know the results.

What are u byuing?

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[Mike NZ]

OK .. so today I bought an X pipe .. 57mm external diameter inlet / outlet, and a 1.8m length of exhaust tube.
I am trying to find a schematic of an E500 exhaust so as to see where and how it can be removed with the least bother.
Can anyone assist??

Cheers Mike.

 

[CLASSW202]

Hey adding balance pipe will make it an hour pipe then.

My muffler guy said x pipe for my car is pointless. He said better to keep it straight

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I have a2003 e500 with x pipe and amg e55 exhaust from secondary cat back (put xpipe right after secondary cats)The xpipe helps with low end throttle response and the amg mufflers help with top end. I have ran my car a few times against 2009 mustang gt 350z, g35 BMW 540i and beat them by about 1 to 2 car lengths. The rest of my car is stock. So does xpipe make a difference yes it does but needs to be combined with the right muffler. I will do a video of how it sounds and post it. It's not loud but u can now tell it has a v8 with a nice low rumble. I could've gone louder removing the secondary cats but I work in oil and gas and use my car to drive clients from overseas so still wanted to keep classy, it is a benz after all .

 

[CLASSW202]

here is the link sorry about the birds noise the back ground

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8ouj9PKJFo&feature=youtu.be

Revving at about 3500-4000 rpm, when driving you actually hear a better low end rumble.

 

[Mike NZ]

Well, mine was done yesterday .. and I`m sad to say the difference is negligible to be honest.
In fact so much so that I consider the $NZ100 on parts and the $NZ450 for workshop costs to have been a complete waste of money.